Scores and highlights may be emailed to southtownsports@gmail.com Note: Schedules are subject to change because of weather and other factors. TUESDAY'S EVENTS HIGH SCHOOLS BASEBALL Andrew at Plainfield North, 4:30 p.m. Beecher at Dwight, 4:30 p.m. Bloom at Evergreen Park, 4:30 p.m. Bremen at Romeoville,...

Scores and highlights may be emailed to southtownsports@gmail.com Note: Schedules are subject to change because of weather and other factors. MONDAY'S EVENTS HIGH SCHOOLS BASEBALL Andrew at Oak Forest, 4:30 p.m. Argo at Hubbard, 4:15 p.m. Bremen at St. Rita, 4:30 p.m. Illinois Lutheran at Lisle,...

Senior guard Kara Krolicki will leave St. Xavier as the program's all-time leading scorer, as a two-time NAIA Division II Player of the Year, and with a whole lot of great memories. "There are so many different things I'm going to remember forever," Krolicki said. "So many great wins, and so many...

Scores and highlights may be emailed to southtownsports@gmail.com Note: Schedules are subject to change because of weather and other factors. SUNDAY'S EVENTS HIGH SCHOOLS BASEBALL Niles North vs. Mount Carmel at Standard Bank Stadium, 11 a.m. LOCAL COLLEGES BASEBALL Grand Valley State (Mich.) at...

Adam Miller is ready. So is Marcus Watson. As Morgan Park basked in the glow Saturday of a second straight Class 3A state championship, Miller and Watson were simultaneously shedding their role as supporting players for the Mustangs. Batman and Robin. Miller and Watson. Get ready for it. There...

If there was any doubt how much life has changed for Ayo Dosunmu and Morgan Park since the season's dog days, one moment on Saturday afternoon removed it. Already putting on one of his vintage offensive displays, the senior guard launched a desperation shot from half court at the third-quarter...

Ahron Ulis flashed a smile Saturday that lit up Carver Arena. Who could blame him? The sophomore point guard scored 30 points and pulled down seven rebounds to lead Marian Catholic to a 58-48 victory over North Chicago in the Class 3A third-place game. It was an historic win for the Spartans (26-6),...

Scores and highlights may be emailed to southtownsports@gmail.com Note: Schedules are subject to change because of weather and other factors. SATURDAY'S EVENTS HIGH SCHOOLS BOYS BASKETBALL CLASS 3A STATE FINALS, at Carver Arena, Peoria Marian Catholic vs. North Chicago, third place, 11:15 a.m. ...

The most glaring number on the stat sheet from Friday's Class 3A state semifinal between Morgan Park and Marian Catholic was 15. That was the number of turnovers the Spartans committed. Against another opponent, such sloppiness possibly could have been overcome and victory still achieved. Against...

Eisenhower's Nyah Bejarano has no problem sharing with her sister. After scoring 35 goals as a freshman in 2016, Bejarano saw her production dip a bit last season, when she scored 21 goals and added 10 assists. There was a good reason for that, however. Nyah's older sister, Isis, was back after...

U.S. Olympic hockey champion Kendall Coyne brought her gold medal Friday to Sandburg. It was pretty popular. A lot of people wanted to hold it. But the message the Palos Heights native brought to the student body on Kendall Coyne Recognition Day was one that senior water polo player Tara Maher...

Morgan Park's Cameron Burrell came downstate with more than one goal. The senior forward is looking for his second state championship medal, and also for a place to land next season. Playing in front of a number of college coaches at Carver Arena, Burrell showcased his game to the tune of 22 points...

Fifteen years after then-Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan paved the way for the Public League to send more than one basketball team to the state finals, the move continues to pay off better than anyone in the city could have imagined. Last season, three Public League boys teams won IHSA state...

Marian Catholic's Chris White is throwing a block party. And Morgan Park is invited. The 6-foot-5 junior forward has totaled 20 blocks the past three games, providing a dependable, if not intimidating, defensive presence. "I know I can help the team in many different ways," White said. "The coaches...

Zaid Walker had a dream as a freshman: to land a baseball on the roof of the Homewood-Flossmoor Ice Arena, which sits well beyond the Vikings' left-field fence. "I haven't come close yet," said Walker, now a senior. "But soon I will." Don't misinterpret that as braggadocio from Homewood-Flossmoor's...

Bill Dolehide had a reputation of being one of the best water polo referees in the game. He was also active in his church. A tireless community volunteer. A soccer dad, coach, referee and organizer. A devoted family man. Dolehide went above and beyond to help others during his 56 years. "The guy...

Scores and highlights may be emailed to southtownsports@gmail.com Note: Schedules are subject to change because of weather and other factors. THURSDAY'S EVENTS HIGH SCHOOLS BASEBALL Aurora Central Catholic at Lincoln-Way East, 4:30 p.m. Beecher at Bloom, 4:30 p.m. Brother Rice vs. Young at Chicago...

Tamell Pearson wasn't going to play Tuesday night unless Morgan Park needed him. And when the Mustangs surged to a 23-point lead in the first quarter against North Lawndale, Pearson figured to have the night off. Then the Phoenix had a run of its own in the second half and Morgan Park coach Nick...

Scores and highlights may be emailed to southtownsports@gmail.com Note: Schedules are subject to change because of weather and other factors. WEDNESDAY'S EVENTS HIGH SCHOOLS BASEBALL Curie at Bremen, 4:30 p.m. Lincoln-Way East at Wilmington, 4:30 p.m. T.F. South at Joliet Central, 4:30 p.m. ...

For 35 minutes and 59 seconds Tuesday, Marian Catholic's Malik Tidwell had a tough night shooting the basketball. The 5-foot-11 junior guard was 2-for-14. But with one second remaining in overtime, Tidwell found his shooting touch. His 3-pointer hit nothing but net and lifted Marian Catholic to...

It's a moment in time that will forever be etched in Bob Stokas' mind. He'll never forget the pure joy on the faces of the Loyola men's basketball players after the Ramblers defeated Illinois State in the Missouri Valley Conference championship game. The Ramblers had achieved what few believed...

Kara Krolicki was determined to lead St. Xavier to its second straight appearance in the national championship game. The senior guard scored 24 points Monday night and hit a pair of key 3-pointers late, but she fouled out with 2:48 to go. The Cougars couldn't recover without her, falling 81-66...

Top 10 Teams 1. Lincoln-Way East (30-4): Griffins coach Elizabeth Hyland has some rebuilding to do, but she has the Southland's best starting point in 2017 Daily Southtown Player of the Year Alex Storako (Michigan). As a junior, Storako led East to a second-place finish in Class 4A, hitting .418...

She's pumped, but patient. Senior pitcher Alex Storako is ready to be the leader of the pack for Lincoln-Way East on its quest for a return trip to state in Class 4A. The 2017 Daily Southtown Player of the Year also is a realist. "We have a great group of girls that are coming up who are willing...

Scores and highlights may be emailed to southtownsports@gmail.com Note: Schedules are subject to change because of weather and other factors. SUNDAY'S EVENTS LOCAL COLLEGES BASEBALL South Suburban at Galveston (Texas), 3 p.m. SOFTBALL PFX SPRING GAMES Lewis vs. William Jewell (Mo.) (DH) at Clermont,...

Sophomore guard Dasia McByrd didn't hold anything back in her last game at Prairie State. Time and again Saturday, the Thornton graduate was the fastest one to a loose ball. She scored 18 points and dished out six assists. Despite being one of the shortest players on the court at 5-foot-6, she...

At 6-foot-1, Kenyon Duling isn't one of Morgan Park's tallest players. But the sturdy senior guard is both willing and able to mix it up inside. Duling showed that early and often Friday night as the Mustangs raced past Bogan 101-71 in the Class 3A St. Laurence Sectional final. Defending state...

When Jack Ellison scored with 7:15 remaining in the fourth quarter Friday night, Marist led 41-32 over Simeon. At that very moment, the scent of an upset never was stronger and the roar of the RedHawks' faithful never louder inside Thornton's famed gymnasium. "We weren't surprised," Ellison said....

Scores and highlights may be emailed to southtownsports@gmail.com Note: Schedules are subject to change because of weather and other factors. SATURDAY'S EVENTS LOCAL COLLEGES BASEBALL Moraine Valley at Olive-Harvey, 11 a.m. Morgan Valley vs. Robert Morris JV at Olive-Harvey, 2:30 p.m. St. Francis...

Marian Catholic's Chris White can do many things on the basketball court, but the junior forward has been working the entire season to get all phases of his game clicking at once. In the postseason, it has been happening. White produced 16 points, 13 rebounds and nine blocked shots and had a key...

Desperate times? Not quite, but things were getting tense for West Aurora early in the second quarter Wednesday night against Lincoln-Way East in the Class 4A Romeoville Sectional semifinals. Barely one minute into the quarter, 6-foot-5 senior Jared Crutcher picked up his second foul and joined...

Shots weren't falling Thursday for St. Francis leading scorer Kaitlyn Aylward, but the sophomore forward found plenty of other ways to contribute as the Saints extended their season. Aylward had five points, 10 rebounds and four assists, and played a big role in a dominant defensive effort as St....

With close friends playing for opponent Homewood-Flossmoor, Marist's Jack Ellison was especially fired up heading into Wednesday night's Class 4A Thornton Sectional semifinal. "Issac Stanback and (Maurion) Scott, I go way back with those guys," Ellison said. "They're like family to me. A lot of...

Scores and highlights may be emailed to southtownsports@gmail.com Note: Schedules are subject to change because of weather and other factors. THURSDAY'S EVENTS LOCAL COLLEGES BASEBALL St. Xavier vs. Southeastern (Fla.) at Lakeland, Fla., 5 p.m. South Suburban at Baton Rouge (La.), 1 p.m. RUSSMATT...

Not even the snow could beat Olympic hockey gold medalist Kendall Coyne. The Palos Heights resident landed safely Wednesday evening at O'Hare Airport. She returned from stormy New York City, which was hit with its second nor'easter in less than a week. "It was pretty tough," Coyne said, laughing....

I don't think I've ever seen as much excitement at an indoor softball practice than I did on Monday. Marist coach Colleen Biebel was conducting a scrimmage in an auxiliary gym. The pitcher was junior Angela Zedak. Last season, Zedak was the East Suburban Catholic Player of the Year. She posted...

St. Rita's Landen Gladney had a sense of urgency going into the second half of Tuesday night's Class 3A St. Laurence Sectional semifinal against Bogan. The senior forward was determined to extend his high school career. "I knew this could be my last game," Gladney said. "Coach (Gary DeCesare) came...

Senior Deandre Freeman has been a regular contributor off the bench this season for Morgan Park. He was a game-changer Tuesday when the Mustangs needed it the most. The 5-foot-10 guard had, if not the best, certainly one of the most important quarters of his career for the Mustangs in a 92-74 win...

It's not like senior winger Jack McConnell and his Providence teammates were looking for a wake-up call. But the Celtics got a big one in the quarterfinals of the Catholic League's Kennedy Cup. A stunning Game 3 loss to Benet in the best-of-three series was a bitter pill for Providence. At the...

Kendall Coyne's triumphant return to the Southland with her Olympic women's hockey gold medal is going into overtime. The second nor'easter in less than a week, predicted to slam into New England on Wednesday, caused the cancellation of Coyne's flight. The Palos Heights native and Sandburg graduate...

T.F. North coach Tim Bankston is still trying to make sense of one of his former player's slaying in Iowa last week. Bankston said he was "devastated" Friday when he was told that Marquis Todd, a starter on the school's 2012-13 boys basketball team, was stabbed to death a day earlier. "I just still...

Mike Barrett was there at the beginning. He was one of Kendall Coyne's coaches when she started playing hockey at age 5. On Wednesday, Barrett will be among the many at Midway Airport to congratulate Coyne on just how far she has come. "I'm going to see a gold medalist coming home," Barrett said....

After a dominant sophomore season, Lewis forward Jessica Kelliher came into this season knowing what to expect. Realizing she'd be the focus of every opponents' defense, the 6-foot junior adjusted. "I had to expand my game," Kelliher said. "That was my main focus going into this season, trying...

Moraine Valley's Ashley Hunter has seen her game improve immensely throughout the season. The freshman guard out of Homewood-Flossmoor became the Cyclones' leading scorer, averaging 21.6 points. "I got a lot more confident in myself," Hunter said. "I worked on my 3-point shot more, my midrange...

Scores and highlights may be emailed to southtownsports@gmail.com Note: Schedules are subject to change because of weather and other factors. SUNDAY'S EVENTS LOCAL COLLEGES BASEBALL St. Francis at Webber International (Fla.) (DH), noon RUSSMATT INVITATIONAL, at Lakeland, Fla. Lewis vs. Notre Dame...

Issac Stanback was concerned. Homewood-Flossmoor was trailing Thornton 47-39 late in the fourth quarter of Friday's Class 4A T.F. South Regional championship game. The Wildcats had made 11 3-pointers and showed no signs of slowing down. The Vikings were in trouble. "We were playing soft and not...

An ankle injury sidelined Morgan Park's Ayo Dosunmu for nearly a month beginning in late December, but the senior guard said he's back to playing at 100 percent. In fact, the Illinois recruit thinks he's even better than he was before the injury. "I was able to put in work in the weight room and...

Marist junior Dorion Pendleton had his priorities in order Friday when describing probably his biggest shot of the season. It was a 3-pointer, and it came as the buzzer was sounding at the end of the third quarter. It was the needle that effectively burst Bloom's playoff bubble as the host RedHawks...

Scores and highlights may be emailed to southtownsports@gmail.com Note: Schedules are subject to change because of weather and other factors. SATURDAY'S EVENTS LOCAL COLLEGES BASEBALL Moraine Valley at Wabash, 10 a.m. Moraine Valley vs. Southwest (Iowa) at Wabash, 1 p.m. St. Francis at Webber International...

During his three seasons in St. Rita's pitching rotation, Mike Costanzo always wore his emotions on his sleeve — in good times and bad. Back then, the good greatly outweighed the bad. The 6-foot left-hander was often dominant as a starter, frequently firing fastballs past overmatched hitters. When...

For three quarters, Rich East senior Vashawn Sims couldn't get into a shooting rhythm. The 6-foot guard was limited to eight points by an aggressive Oak Forest defense. However, when the Rockets needed a big basket in the fourth quarter, Sims answered the bell. With Rich East down 44-43 and 2:28...

Scores and highlights may be emailed to southtownsports@gmail.com Note: Schedules are subject to change because of weather and other factors. AREA GIRLS BASKETBALL LEADERS Corrections and updates may be emailed to southtownsports@gmail.com Points: Tay. Gugliuzza, L-W West, 31-669-21.6; Rodriguez,...

I asked Kendall Coyne on Monday when reality set in that she was an Olympic hockey champion. It turned out that I just missed it. "It started to sink in when we landed in the United States and we saw people at the airport with American flags," the Palos Heights native said. "We've been here for...

The versatility of Homewood-Flossmoor's Issac Stanback was never more apparent than on two possessions Tuesday night. The 6-foot-4 junior forward sent a perfect behind-the-back pass to a charging RJ Ogom that resulted in a monster dunk. Moments later, Stanback was on the receiving end of an alley-oop...

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